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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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